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Herb McKell vs Sam McVey — record, stats and common opponents compared

Herb McKell

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Sam McVey

Herb McKell (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Sam McVey (78-18-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McKell

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

McVey

78

Wins60 KO · 77%

18

Losses

13

Draws114 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

McVey leads 1–0

Herb McKell and Sam McVey have met 1 time; McVey leads 1–0.

Herb McKell and Sam McVey have met 1 time; McVey leads 1–0.
Met1902Jun 19Series
Herb McKellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sam McVeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

McKell 1 · McVey 3 of 4 measurable rows
McKellMcVey
Record†
0-178-18-13 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
77.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 60
0
60 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—76.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—77%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 114
1
114

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Agenot held
Herb McKell: No date of birth
Sam McVey: Died aged 37
Stance
Herb McKell: Not recorded
Sam McVey: Orthodox

Herb McKell left, Sam McVey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Herb McKell0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Herb McKell: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McKell yet.

Sam McVey79 wins · from 114 tracked bouts

Sam McVey: 79 tracked wins — 61 by KO/TKO (77%), 13 on the cards (16%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 114 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

61 by KO/TKO 77%13 on the cards 16%5 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Herb McKell 1, Sam McVey 114 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Herb McKell last boxed on Jun 19, 1902 — 45,415 days ago. McKell had lost the most recent, to Sam McVey.L

McVey Jun 1902

Sam McVey drew the most recent tracked bout with Jeff Clark. McVey last boxed on Aug 1, 1921.NCNCWWD

Wills Sep 1920Thompson Mar 1921Clark Mar 1921Clark Jul 1921Clark Aug 19215.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Herb McKell and Sam McVey ever fought each other?
Yes. Herb McKell and Sam McVey met once on June 19, 1902, and Sam McVey won by KO.
The meeting

LJun 19, 1902 · McVey · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McKell or McVey?
Herb McKell is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Sam McVey is 78-18-13. Sam McVey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McKell0–10%

McVey78–18–1377.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McKell or McVey?
Herb McKell has 0 knockout wins and Sam McVey has 60. Sam McVey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McKell0

McVey6076.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do McKell and McVey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Herb McKell and Sam McVey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McKell and McVey?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Herb McKell and 114 bouts tracked for Sam McVey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McKell1bout

McVey114bouts

How They Win ↓

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